The proposal of OKFN Belgium and iDrops for a co-working space based in Ghent that focusses on social innovation. This idea was pitched during the Ghent Web Valley Co-working meetup to other co-working spaces.

1. Proposing a co-working space to a co-
working crowd.

2. HI I’M PJ
@PJPAUWELS
- Community Coordinator @ OKFN Belgium
- Co-Working “symbiote” @ iMinds SUG
- Fan of tech, Advocate for Open Knowledge

3. SPACE
COMMUNITY
INNOVATION
In this new idea...
We’re not reinventing the coworking wheel

4. SPACE
COMMUNITY
INNOVATION
WHAT?
We want to tap into new ideas and social
missions
● START-UPS
● ENTREPRENEURIAL
STUDENTS
● EARLY-STAGE
COMPANIES
● NON-PROFIT
ORGANISATIONS
● SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS
● GRASSROOTS
COMMUNITY GROUPS
● SOCIAL PURPOSE
BUSINESSES
● SOCIAL ARTISTS
Co-working spaces
for...
Social innovation
spaces for...

5. http://socialinnovation.ca/
http://nyc.socialinnovation.org/

6. HOW?
Cultivating social innovation
Clinics
Open Helpdesk every Friday between 2 & 4 PM

7. 420 € 4.985 14 days left
backers of € 15.000 days left
MY AWESOME SOCIAL INNOVATION IDEA
HOW?
Monthly crowdsourcing projects
TAKE MY MONEY
I WANT TO JOIN THIS PROJECT

8. HOW ARE GOING TO DO THIS?
It’s still an idea but we want to...
FIND A NEW PLACE
WORK WITH EXISTING
CO-WORKING SPACE(S)
FIND PARTNERS
TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN

9. AND NOW
Questions Answers Thoughts